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Report: Alex Rodriguez will retire in 2017

Posted: 1:53 PM, Mar 23, 2016

Updated:2016-03-23 19:43:56Z

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Alex Hider

Brian Blanco

<p>ST. PETERSBURG, FL - SEPTEMBER 15: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees walks back to the dugout after striking out looking, to end the top of the fifth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 15, 2015 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)</p>

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will retire from baseball when his contract expires following the 2017 season, according to a report from ESPN.

2017 will mark Rodriguez’s 23rd season in the majors. In the time span, he’s racked up 687 home runs (fourth-most in baseball history), 14 All-Star appearances, three MVP awards and a World Series victory with the Yankees in 2009.

In addition to playing for the Yankees, Rodriguez has also spent time with the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.

Rodriguez has often been among the highest paid players in baseball. He signed an unprecedented 10-year, $252 million contract in 2000, and is currently on the final two years of a 10-year, $275 million contract signed in 2008.